A24 Acquires Talking Heads 1984 Concert Film ‘Stop Making Sense’, Will Restore In 4K For Theatrical Release
deadline.comIn the wake of delivering Talking Heads frontman David Byrne his second Oscar nomination with Everything Everywhere All at Once, A24 has acquired worldwide rights to his former band’s 1984 cult hit concert pic, Stop Making Sense, for theatrical release later this year.
A24 will give the Jonathan Demme directed movie (the filmmaker’s first concert directed pic) a 4K restoration. If A24 can polish this up in time, boy, this would be a fun midnight film for Cannes.
The news comes off the heels of A24 acquiring and re-releasing Darren Aronofsky’s Pi. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt.
The live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads’ most memorable songs including “Burning Down the House,” “Life During Wartime,” “Take Me to the River,” “Psycho Killer,” and “Once in a Lifetime.” The band, whose style was a blend of art-punk-funk rock, were propelled by legendary producer Brian Eno, whose collaborations count works with David Bowie, U2 and Coldplay.
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